The good news on giving up booze
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- Опубліковано 17 гру 2015
- Dr Richard de Visser, Reader in Health Psychology, describes how his research into the effectiveness of stop-drinking campaigns is helping raise awareness of the benefits of cutting back on alcohol.
I gave up alcohol on New Year's Day this year (Monday 1st January 2018) because I decided to do it for a month as well, at first I wasn't promising on giving up the poison completely, but after 30 days I felt so fantastic that I decided not to go back to and I haven't, I've been sober ever since. :)
I have no intention of going back to it dude, onwards and upwards.
I am stopping on Christams day 2018 after I have spent time with family. I am going ahead of the new year thing but this time I am kicking it out of my life :-)
Good on you! 😃
This is exactly what I’m doing. No alcohol for August, but I just want to be super healthy and keep working my body.
I hope this is how it works for me. I did NoAlcoholNovember but have just continued it into December and it has felt pretty effortless
I gave up alcohol in August of 2019, and it's the best thing I've ever done for myself. The sad reality is a significant portion of the general public are addicted to alcohol. I think more than anyone would care to admit. It's a fact that alcohol is poison for your body. Looking back on my years of drinking, I can confidently say alcohol did nothing to improve my life, but did many things to make my life worse.
I gave up drinking 3.5 years ago and cannot imagine going back ever again. I drank every single day for 30 years and smoked ciggs as well. Gave them both up at the same time. I truly believe it was by the grace of God that it happened so easily and naturally. I didn't have any withdrawals either. It's the best feeling in the world to not be controlled by an addiction and to be in control of your own life.
I had a similar experience. Now it just seems irrelevant
God bless you, good luck
@@MJ-qb5ph what do you mean by irrelevant? If you have time would love to know what you meant? 😊
God bless you 💪🏾I’m giving them both up at the same time as well .. I’m thankful to have seen this comment because I wanted to know was it possible to kick both alcohol & smoking at once 💯🙏🏾
amazing! congrats!
I gave up drinking about a decade or so ago. In the week before I gave up I was drinking a bottle of whisky a day. If I hadn't given up I wouldn't be here now. It has given me a life that I would never otherwise have had and I've done lots of good things.
I’m on my 13 month with no booze. I’m not going back. I can’t. I came to realize that it was somehow,someway going to be involved in my early death. Looking back, I’m lucky to still be here. 67 yrs old, better late than never.
Alcohol is the reason for 99% of all my problems
Shit, same here.
Sorry but I really don't understand drinkers who say this. If this is the case, how hard could it be to stop? I have mental issues. Alcohol often helps me with my mood and motivation, sometimes of course it makes it worse. Alcohol doesn't cause issues in my life that I didn't have before which is why the negative points are tolerable to me and my circumstances.
@@microbios8586 dude, everyone is different.
@@microbios8586 Because they are addicted and in a mental prison. Logically they know their addiction is ruining their lives at the same time the their addiction has made them crave for it. Not only this they are mentally trapped. Can't picture life without the substance. Compare it to someone who's a victim of an abusive relationship who knows they're being abused yet they stay with that person. We may look at that person and say "why don't they just walk away and the problems will stop" but to that victim they can't picture a life without the person. Even if they know logically that person is hurting them. That's the same mentality as a addict. Unless your in that place its hard to imagine why someone doesn't just find it easy to stop the very thing that's hurting them. It completely brainwashes the addict. That's why some addicts commit suicide. Can't put up with destruction of the substance yet they can't picture a life without it. It's not only after the person gets clean for a while do they look back and realise they could of just walked away.
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I’ve been sober 100 days now I feel great ❤️
I've been researching into giving up drinking and discovered a great website at Sebs Magic Tactic (check it out on google)
90 Days for me! I never intended to stop for this long. Definitely sleeping better, more energy, better memory, my skin and hair looks great. I’m not sure how soon I’ll have another drink. I really want to see what other positive results are waiting for me!!!
Bravo Kathleen
Why would you ever even consider going back?
How's the journey going?
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If you drive a car, maintaining sobriety can help with split second decision making that could save your life! This is not speculation on my part, I speak from experience, driving year round in the mountains of Colorado, which is dangerous in the first place.
7 months sober here i dont miss it. Too much drama and problems in my life. Since i got sober my relationship with my wife kids and loved ones has greatly improved i love it❤👍🏻💯
I’m an ‘All or Nothing’ drinker, either won’t drink a drop or will go on a 12 hour session. About time I stopped altogether, hope to come back to this on 01/01/2023 having been sober for 1 year.
I've been sober since Jan. 1st as well (also my bday...which was spent alone writhing in pain from binge drinking😞). I hope i can make it a year too with ya! Good luck my friend! 💪
Team dry 2022 ✌✌✌
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I'm also on team dry 2022...positive vibes for this year
You can do it. I stopped when I turned 45. Young teens kids and nice wife. No real reason to drink other than habit. Everything is better. 13 years later with beautiful grandchildren and lots from energy and healthy marriage and relationships and work. Best part is the freedom. Hardest part was the day before i decided to stop. I didn't want to admit it was necessary. Once I decided I never looked back. I drink lots of nice soda waters like Bubbly and coffee and teas. No need to miss a nice beverage with no baggage. Peace...
The guy talks sense. It does take a few attempts to get sober, but dry January was my catalyst. I did it 3 years on the trot .... on my 4th attempt, I forgot to start drinking again .. now 20 months dry.
Outstanding!
Congratulations.
I gave it up cold turkey for 7 months a decade ago...I did not like pure sobriety. I was more depressed, isolated and feeling generally more uninterested in life. I wish I had some great story of the wonders of sobriety but I don't.
A quick update ... I am now nearly 5 years sober... time flys !
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Hmmm. This is my 4th Dry January and I'm definitely putting more thought into it this year. I'll see how it goes afterwards.
I've not had a drink since Dec. 15 2021. In 7 years there were probably one 5 or 6 days that I didn't drink. Every day was drinking when I got home from work until I went to sleep, or on weekends I would start late in the morning and go all day. I was in good shape and functioning, but I was gaining weight, and just total mess. Since I've stopped, I feel better, sleep much better, I used to always be hot, not anymore, clearer mind, more creative, and in hindsight, a fog has lifted. I feel great and can't wait to make it to day 30. I do not intend to stop drinking entirely, but I want to gain control. Right now I don't trust myself to drink. I believe I will latch onto the feeling of getting a buzz again and not want to stop. So, for now, I need to stay away. Thank you, all.
I was smoking & drinking because this way I could prevent myself from thinking about my life. I now stopped for almost 2 month with both. It's hard sometimes. It makes me realize I'm not in a good situation. But then I started to make efforts to move out of this situation. You need to face your own demons and that can be an emotionally painful thing.
I agree👍
AA. It works.
From Kentucky, USA...I have been an intermittent drinker for my entire life, now age 73. The past few years I have begun to drink incrementally more, at times just sitting down with a bottle at the end of a day, cocktail hour starting earlier all the while. I wondered if I fit the definition of an alcoholic since I didn't feel any kind of physical compulsions, just wanted to drink. Short story, I just quit about two months back. It was dropping a bad habit, not breaking an addiction. I think. Anyway, I think I like not drinking, and I am not robbed of my fast diminishing time here. Let's hope my liver forgives me.
I’m also in the Bluegrass State. I commend you for your progress. Good move for you and for all those in your life.
3 months today for me, I gave up drinking on this day for no apparent reason..just tired of being tired. Please remember that the kids are watching us with every bad decision we make.
The problem of alcohol has socio-cultural roots. It's the entire society that is ill, and even encourages its use
Controlled by drinks companies and not censored by the Govt as it supresses the nation and brings in too much £ to the coffers.
It's so bad that it is part of the "culture" in many countries and many will almost be forced to start drinking alcohol in order to fit in with groups, i.e at University. Some people have a predisposition to addiction so someone could end up addicted because of this.
I agree. It's that cigarettes have warnings about severe organ damage but booze doesn't.
@@aaronhowardjudd The booze problem is not a booze company problem, it's a society problem. Like the diabetes problem is not because of candy advertisements, it's cuz society overindulges in candy and sugar. Getting government to shut down unhealthy food companies & businesses ain't a good approach. That could get quickly out of hand.
Even candle parties. Like Scentsy advertise (sip and scent)..
Showing a bottle of wine being poured into a glass next to a candle. Saying (life is better with wine)...🤷
Unbelievable.
After giving up drinking ny life has positively changed in many different ways, my self-confidence, general cognitive ability and resilience to deal with life struggles have increased significantly. And my depression has definitely been easier to manage without any meds. I fully recommend restraining from drinking alcohol.
This is very encouraging! I’m in the U.S., where we have many addiction and chemical dependency problems, though not so alcohol focused as the U.K. I’m pleased to see a common sense view on alcohol being put out to the public. Sobriety allows one to experience the truest and most lasting kind of pleasure.
Seems binge drinking is endemic among young people in the UK.I'm in the US too-Florida-where meth is second only to alcohol.Tweakers are at once scary and annoying.I've gotten panhandled for gas money by people on dirt bikes.Thankfully my only two habits are vapes and cussing.
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I'm on day 3 Lol but I feel good about quitting. I've gone sober for a year, no weed no alcohol, but that was a few years back. Here we go again
Day 3 is better than me mate I struggle with 1 day, I think in my situation it's a substitute thing, I've been there done it all alcohol is the last one I have to kick in the arse
I remember my father saying: ' While I was smoking and drinking beer, I was feeling much better'. I stopped smoking after 63 years of cigarettes. Because of that I do not drink alcohol any more. Have more money now, which I can save for my burial in the Baltic Sea now.
I gave up over 3 years ago and, while it hard, I have no regrets at all. It has been so transformative in every respect: work, play, and relationships.
It started for me at Xmas dinner this year (2021) and only had a few sips of wine and couldn't finish it , I wasn't interested in it .. I felt good about it too despite some family member urging me to drink..I haven't drank since and really want a change in my life at 53..im excited for the positive changes ahead of me as I'm also upping my workouts, diet and mental well being too, wish me luck
I stopped completely….BEST DECISION EVER! Feel Great!
Alcohol has caused me so many problems! It’s my fault for starting to drink but once I’m drunk I can’t stop or control myself. The amount of times I’ve hurt my fiancé 😢
Have you quit?
David Byrne same here
I could not relate more than this. Drinking has been my downfall.
It’s good you realize this-Quit that poison get help if you need to.
30 days dry is great tool to keep drinking under control. Can be used anytime through the year. It works well.
Day 2 of no booze. I'm 23 been drinking 6 beers every day for 2 years. This morning I realized the trigger that started my daily habit and I cried.. I already have a buddy asking to get drunk this weekend and that's hard. Thanks for the vid
Stay strong bro u got this
I’m on 12 days my girl family are drunks and we have holidays coming-enough is enough i killed someone because of alcohol I have to change
P M you should add up what you've spent . that will help you decide . imagine what you could have done with all that money ? You literally pissed it away . I know , I've wasted so much myself
@@dodgerloc6593 what happened? How sis you kill someone?
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my last drink was mlk day 2018, best decision i ever made
It took 5-6 months for me to feel a real physical and mental benefit.
I’ve been day drinking for 4 months. It’s the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I do at night. I’m not drunk I’m just maintaining a light buzz all day. It’s killing me and hurting everyone around me. This is the first time I shared this with anyone. Not even sure why I’m posting this. I want to quit. Also, I’m using Benadryl at night to sleep. If you knew me you wouldn’t believe it. I don’t think anyone around me knows other than my wife. And even she is in the dark on most of my drinking. I’ve gone too far and am struggling stopping. When I stop, I don’t sleep, I sweat and crave drinks. White claw is my poison. I’ve become forgetful and have lost motivation. My whole life has been success after success. Most people would be shocked if they knew the truth about my struggle. I need help
I 100 percent agree with this , everything you say is how I feel now , I completed dry January and feel so much better , I started the gym again and dropped from 16 stone to 15 in a month , I feel better about my self , I had a drink on the 4th of Feb and that's all I've drank this year , I used to have a drink when having food or when I was chilling with friends on a Saturday or after my Saturday game but now I don't. I have the tollerence to say no to a drink now and think to my self is it worth it having a drink , I'm not going to stop completely but I'm only having a drink when I feel it's worth it. so yes anyone who wants to feel better and loose some weight stop drinking for a month you will see the benefits
Great condensed info! Many thanks Richard.
I gave up alcohol at the age of 19 having experienced just once the effects of a hangover. I hated the feeling of being drunk, which is why, 41 years later, I can look back and say in all honesty my life has been healthy and filled with joy. Whenever offered alcohol, I politely refuse as it’s not something I need. Some occasionally think of this of “You’re just being boring’… but in reality I’m naturally outgoing and always the one that lights up the room. In a nutshell, alcohol to me seems more of a ‘social prop’ and much like the sharing and smoking of cigarettes… (something else I don’t do) it’s a mechanism thought of to promote human interaction. In my view, however, being social and interacting joyfully with others is just as easy without these social props. It’s all in the mind.
I feel soooooo much better !! It’s amazing the difference I feel! I didn’t think 1-2 drinks almost daily was that big a deal BUT it is .
It’s the best decision I could have made. Going on three years now.
Three years without alcohol and gone are the feelings of guilt, shame and fear, the morning demons, low self esteem, melancholy, pessimism.
I admire anyone who has been able to give up drinking. I never knew alcohol has such a huge impact not only on that person, but also on a big circle of people around that person. A hard lesson to learn, when you lose someone you care for, to this horrible addiction.
I quit drinking (and cigs and weed) on July 10th 2021 with the goal of making it to this year without then. I didn’t drink or get high every single day but it was very regular. I made it and still haven’t done any. Now I feel like I have finally beaten those addiction and feel like I have regained control over myself. I had tried moderation and trying to just drink once or twice a month which I could do for a bit but then would just escalate and I’d fall back into a long period of getting drunk or high or both almost every day. Sure getting drunk or high was fun and a nice way to escape and I miss it a little sometimes but overall I am far happier now, without a doubt quitting these bad habits is one of the best things I’ve ever done
I’ve been off the booze and cigs for 23 years, but still have a morning toke. Newsflash, weed won’t kill you.
@@tonyteunis1640 I love weed and I think the plant has many medicinal benefits. But for me it was a bad habit. As with booze I felt sick of depending on it for pleasure/relaxation and to go with certain activities. I would wanna be high just to watch a movie etc. Once I was in a phase of doing it even strong weed would where off after about an hour, hour and half tops and personally I'm the type that if I have a joint in the morning I won't want to do shit that day and just wanna keep smoking every couple hours. It went hand in hand with drinking and I'd often drink a few pints before a joint just to intensify the high. Plus I'm all about organic/natural stuff these days and that fact that weed is so engineered and potentially sprayed with pesticide is a major off-put to me. I would love to grow the original plant or something close one day and take it in edible form but that's not feasible rn and I think it is better for me to cut it completely anyway. Obviously it isn't as bad as cigs but inhaling smoke deep into your lounges regularly definitely isn't healthy. I don't rule out smoking weed or drinking occasionally in the future, but I need to seriously fix my relationship with them and find better habits for myself first.
@@SamJamwich1 I think it’s cool you have your head screwed on straight and know your priorities. Personally, when I quit drinking my appetite for weed went way down. I even gave it up completely between 2012 and 2017. Now with bud as strong as it currently is, I only want a toke or two to begin the day and that’s enough. If I’m facing a really busy day or demanding driving, I’ll skip it all together. I think people have to be careful with modern weed cuz it can make a person a mindless zombie pretty quick. I haven’t smoked a joint in over 20 years and I agree any smoke in the lungs isn’t very healthy, one of the reasons I limit my smoking. And to think I used to smoke a pack of cigs a day when I was an avid skier in Tahoe, always drunk of course!
@@tonyteunis1640 Yeah they all sorta go together with me, drinking will make me want a cig or a joint, smoking will make me want a drink... I would like to be the way you are with weed but right now I think I just need a long indefinite break, at least a few years before I try it again. Yeah modern weed can be crazy strong. I seem to build up a tolerance to it very quick but whenever I go back to weed after a couple weeks or months that first smoke will hit me like a ton of bricks. Congrats on 23 years sober!
@@SamJamwich1 Thanks for the congrats, bro! Taking a long break from everything is a great choice. I did it without A.A. by embracing sobriety as a new friend. No more chaos in my life! Enjoy the bliss of better health and sound thinking.
I’ve been a heavy drinker since my mid teens…predominantly beer but replaced by red wine in last decade. It’s my go to drink. In recent years, wine o’o’clock became a mantra…and it became earlier in the day. I regularly drank a bottle a day sometimes shored up with a trip to the pub for beer. So, I’m doing dry February ( because I’m a non conformist loud mouth) and thought it would be a lot harder. 12 days in and I feel…fine. No tremors, no irritability, no desire/ need to drink alcohol. It’s funny…I expected it to be very difficult and it isn’t. I expected to fail and have to face the truth that I’m an alcoholic and would need months in rehab to cure me. Truth is, at this moment, I don’t want alcohol…my sleep is deeper, I’m waking more refreshed and energised, weight is dropping off (7lbs in 12 days) and I don’t miss it. I realised after day 3 that I was regularly looking for that glass of wine by my chair. Habit, not full blown addiction. I have now had a week where I have barely thought about alcohol now my habit has been broken. So…my point is, I have been a heavy drinker for 40 years. I didn’t need parties or special occasions to get pissed, I drank whenever I felt like it. Yes…I’ve only been dry 12 days and not faced a life trauma in that time that might encourage me to hit the bottle. What I would say is don’t let fear of failure hold you back. Don’t let 3rd parties under your skin pushing you towards drinking and don’t wait for January 2023. Clear the decks, focus your mind and abstain for 30 days when you are ready. Whatever happens after that, your body will thank you.
I’m one month sober 3 days ago🙌🏾
I'm actually in rehab for my alcoholism. I've quit many times and felt great and got my life back on track and did great things for my life I'd eventually relapse and piss it all away. I put myself in rehab for my birthday this year. Don't drink fellas. Even if you don't have a legitimate drinking problem like I did, you will feel how much it affects you even having a couple beers after work everyday once you quit for a month.
Best thing I ever did. I feel like a superhuman every day, I have no idea you could feel this good
Almost 2 weeks sober. I gave up weed forever on valentines day 2021 and being off that poison is wonderful and now I'm off alcohol for a long time or maybe forever.
Im 33years old i stop drinking and smoking 2yrs ago...
I've been struggling with alcohol since I was 14 and I am 49 now. 2 rehabs before I was 21, a 13 year streak and I've been a weekend warrior for the past 14 years. Dry for 13 days presently. Alcohol is a beast.
2020 I took 3 months off from drinking, changed my life, I no longer use it as a crutch when I'm struggling mentally. I used to find it hard not drinking every weekend or in social situations and also finding it hard just to have one or two.
I quit drinking. Life is SO much better. I read the Allen Carr book and it worked.
Me too, great book. But i still go to AA.
Great info...thank you!
On 12-12-20, I will be sober 27 years.thank God for AA.
Your god has nothing to do with it. Besides if that were so why does the cretin allow others to suffer and perish? I’m so bored with gods. Useless tits really, downright capricious and cruel.
I'm trying to quit. I cut back a lot this New Year 2022. I immediately noticed how much better i feel just overall. But it's tough when there's not a lot to do to take my mind off it.
Awesome idea, well spoken man. Thank you for the education. I've stopped the Alcohol through Alcohol Mastery you tube channel.
Me too. :) I'm only on day 2 (which is nothing but still a big deal for me since I drank every day) and I will never drink a drop of alcohol again.
Alcohol mastery is really good.
Me too for 3 months now, its very simple i just dont pour that poison into my mouth
Better mood - less anxiety - better sleep
jan 6 2020, I'm six days in and won't say I'll never.... but I'd love to get to that point.
Brilliant video, cheers!🙏
You feel better. Wow, ground-breaking stuff here. I've never learned a thing from a psychologist.
I’ve quit beer/alcohol for August, but alcohol prevents so many great things from happening. It’s loads of empty useless calories and the brain fog, poor sleep etc isn’t worth it. Working out at the gym becomes so much more rewarding and the belly starts to disappear.
Absolutely clutch !
I feel terrible since giving up booze. It's been quite a few years now and it sucks. If I didn't have a kid I'd leave my partner simply to start drinking again. I was functional. Always working. Never missed a day of work. Never drunk at work, of course. Never drunk driving. Never angry and fighting. I managed my money and affairs well. I ate well and was strong and healthy. I was an active participant in my friends and family member's lives. And I really enjoyed my hobbies and passive pastimes.
All the hype didn't happen. I have no more energy. My health is exactly the same. Rather than improve, my relationships have mostly dwindled away. I'm very rarely happy. I don't read anymore. I used to read literature. Hundreds of books. I haven't read a book in five years. I don't watch movies anymore. I get ten minutes in. That's it. I don't play instruments anymore, which was my biggest joy. I buy records but only out of habit. I listen to them once or twice then forget about them. No interest.
I'm not depressed. But my life is an insufferable bore. I look forward to going to bed as I'm staggering to the toilet to take a piss first thing after getting up. I now go to bed at 7:30.
Every now and then I have the opportunity to drink. Man, I come alive. I'll be cooking with music playing. Tuning up the guitar. Dancing about. Even laughing out loud at nothing. Simply from feeling joy. I start to stand up straight and realize there's a huge hump now in my upper spine from slumping all the time. I stretch it out over the evening and literally grow an inch. I stay up listening to LPs until 2 or 3 o'clock and go to bed feeling happy. Smiling.
Good luck. It seems like most people's lives vastly improve when they jump up on the wagon. Mine'll come good, I'm sure. These thing s take time.
Sounds like you have some deeper issues that alcohol was masking.
I have been dry for 27 plus years , I could go back to drinking in a heart beat !
@@703kwood703. Yes I do, Kevin. I'm not trying to discourage anybody from trying to get sober. It's an extremely difficult thing to do for most people.
Here's a tip if you're wanting to sober up. From anything. I even look at eating healthily this way.
If you're "on the wagon" you're sober. Or eating right.
When I drink or my eating habits start to veer towards unhealthy foods, rather than picturing myself standing there with a bottle of booze in my hand waving at the wagon as it trundles towards the horizon, I picture myself running beside the wagon. The goal is to jump straight back on as soon as I can.
Here's a little ray of hope too. It gets easier to stay sober the longer you stay sober.
Here's a warning. If you fall back into habitually drinking even after a few years of sobriety you are back to the original struggle to sober up. It took me about 5 years of trying to sober up before I succeeded.
When I started drinking again it was for the pleasure of it. I had want and also opportunity. I started drinking two nights a week. Boy oh boy was it great. ...but then it became 3, then 4, then 5,6,7 evenings a week.
That ol wagon was only a speck in the distance. Maybe even just a mirage.
It was as difficult to sober up this time as it was the last.
You have to be strong. You have to follow what you intellectually believe is right rather than allow you subconscious to guide you to drink.
I quit about 6 months ago. I lost over 2 stone without any diet change. I’ve not missed it. I had a couple New Year’s Eve and didn’t feel the need to have any more. The strange thing is most people tell me they want to quit too. I’ve had no grief or ridicule. The opposite really.
At what time length do you start sleeping better?
Alcohol was involved in every huge mistake that I have ever made in my entire life. I am 45 and feel great at 13 days without alcohol.
I gave up twice for two months each time. I felt amazing but went back. I am stopping now ( Oct 2020) before Christmas. I hate alcohol now and it makes life horrible.
Alcohol will mess up your brain eventually.i get nightmares every night and wake up thinking I'm going to die because of alcohol.
Steve Harris getchoo a cleaner liquor such as absolute vodka or Windsor whiskey and you will feel much better homie Aight my negro
@To the point. Some sympathy mate
ONCE you have mastered saying NO IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO!!!
1 year sober and don't intend to start again.
Not missing anything about it.
I love drinking every weekend, I’ve found a good balance, however I have made sure 2022 I don’t have one for an entire month, so far I’ve felt way better, I’ve been drinking regular coke, and non alcoholic beer, slowly getting the urge out of my head and I’m hoping to go further then just 2 months
I'm halfway through January. Feeling better, and confident.
Me too.This is the dodgy weekend. 2/3 one is the hardest.Stick it out this weekend and it gets easier!👍
Did anyone crave sugar, especially ice cream when they quit drinking? I was eating tons of ice cream, didn’t exercise, and I still dropped 20 pounds in 6 months.
I gave up all refined carbs especially sugar and suddenly realised I no longer craved alcohol and I was a big drinker.
I’ve been doing this for years! It started when I wanted to drop some pounds after the start of the New Year! The first year I lost 30lbs in about 2 1/2 months ( I was also in my late 20s 😂) that got me started on my version of dry January! Each year is different , some years I’ll go months into the new year and some years I’ll go weeks! This year is not so good 😕
I have not had alcohol for one week, l definitely have alot more energy.
I think what imma do is only drink 3 times a year, my birthday, Christmas/other big event, and Halloween, bc I believe I have enough willpower to do that easily, I mean I quit smoking easily enough so this can’t be much more difficult for me
I had to give up my occasionall drink because I needed to give up smoking
I had to have a smoke if I was drinking 👍
Every attempt at quitting is different from the next. But like anything else if you keep working at it you will eventually succeed
I was drinking but this video made me want one
I stopped drinking for 6 hours, it's getting tough
Easily the most destructive drug on the planet,
I started well on January 1st, and made it through 12 days. I was proud of myself. Then i went out two nights in a row on two dates, and ruined the streak. Back on course now, but still angry at me.
I need a replacement like something fizzy it's hard
I was addicted to premix spirits and cola, I’d have 2 six packs on Friday and Saturdays, now I’ve tried to give it up, and just drink regular coke for a while, but I miss the buzz from alcohol, but I’m holding out I can keep it going, I’m already a few weeks in without having any form of alcohol
I had a few drinks at Christmas but before that I'd had none at all for the previous 7 months. I'd stopped for 2 reasons....1) to lose weight and 2) because I was bored with just drinking out of habit. I went back to having none as soon as Christmas week was over. It never occurs to me to buy alcohol any more. I actually blame it for all or most of the weight I'd put on over the years. It's just empty calories and it's not going to get the chance to do that to me again.
Alcohol might be the only drug that if you DONT use it- people assume you have a problem with it.
I quit 8 years ago. It’s hilarious watching what idiots people become when drinking. It’s also amazing how many people are in denial of their alcohol dependence.
Put down the bottle at age 30 im 53 now still sober changed my life totally all for the better of course ive never looked back since always forward please try it if you struggle with Alcohol like i did 👍🤟✋
14th January today. 14th day without alcohol.
I used to drink about 10 units every two days, then I just naturally stopped for some reason. The world is definitely better when you don’t drink
I did it hate beer now cant be bothered with it
total bs, iv`e stoped several times for 1-6 months, and everytime i get back to drinking - im drinking 10 times more than before. And YES i can say NO, YES i see it`s good not to drink, but for some reasons i start again and it`s a nightmare, i drink more than before to catch up, i feel like my body craves it. i cant find any help, i just can`t, i feel like it`s my destiny....
I was/am in your shoes. There is a way. It just takes doing something that is a bit hard. Encouraging yourself, and not letting that little fucker in your head have any power over you.
It's called Sober October good sir!
8 months sober and when I see bottles of alcohol I used to love to drink, it disgusts me
Subject-appropriate joke:
Optimists: the wine glass is 1/2 full
Pessimists: the glass is 1/2 empty
Calendars: the glass is January the 2nd
Stone sober since June 2010. The positives are to numerous to mention! The only negative is that you will loose some perceived “friends”
Just started today
It's a win win
Drinking is not a problem for me, but I’m inspired to start “smoke free February” in a few weeks…weed is my vice
I gave up alcohol in March of 2017 because I wanted to see if I could go a month without it. It’s now late October 2019 and I am sitting here with a pint in my hand. Best decision I ever made was staying on the booze.
I've had the same experience. I didn't have some wow coming-to-jesus moment while not drinking for 7 months. I felt more depressed, isolated and unmotivated. I really wanted to believe some magic would happen, I really did! But stress and depression became too unbearable and I started drinking again. I haven't gone more than a week without drinking since then. I know it's physically damaging, but I believe some of us are simply "dry drunks". We have the same thinking patterns and emotional and mental issues even when sober. I've been committed and medicated before I even drank my first beer in my 20s! So why not have moments of carefree hedonism a few nights a week?
Nice
I enjoy my drinks after a long day, before dinner.
This is how I quit pot after smoking daily since 14.
How does drinking effect poop 💩
Sober since June 2013, I’m grateful I stopped!
I've been researching into stopping booze and discovered a fantastic resource at Adoette Drink Plan (check it out on google)
Oh so True.. May never drink again..
Roger Elliott I gave it up because I never built up a Tolerance 4 - 5 sips I was buzzed